The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday said his agency would support Bangladesh in its quest to find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis. Grandi made the comments after he called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. “We stand ready ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday met Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos, Switzerland. Prof Yunus also held a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb there. Besides, the Chief Adviser joined a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the ...

Bangladesh Women’s team kept their hopes to have a direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup alive by claiming a 60-run win over West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series at Basseterre in St Kitts. Tigresses made a history by virtue of this triumph since it was their first victory over West Indies in any format ...

Sylhet, like many other parts of the country, is gripped by severe cold. The intensity of the cold has been further increased by bone-chilling winds and dense fog. The city has been shrouded in thick fog since early morning on Tuesday (January 22). The sun has not been visible. This has caused difficulties for hard-working people. The Sylhet Meteorological Office ...

Country’s renowned economist Dr Zahid Hussain has said the country needs a reform-based budget in the next fiscal year (FY26) where the present interim government might highlight the progress in the reform initiatives especially in the economic fronts. “I think we need a reform-based budget… We earlier got many big size budgets, but those didn’t highlight the reform initiatives… If ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has urged healthcare professionals at the Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital to improve service quality through greater professionalism, dedication, and sincerity. Speaking at a meeting with doctors, nurses, and hospital staff on Tuesday, the IGP emphasized the importance of modernizing the hospital and maintaining high standards of care for police personnel and their families. ...

The government has cancelled the tax on marriage registration, according to an announcement made by Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul during a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday. “The tax on marriage registration has been removed. The ministry has decided to cancel this illogical tax,” he said. Dr. Nazrul confirmed that the decision takes effect immediately, stating, “I have ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain had a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday (January 21) and discussed a wide range of issues and ways to strengthen Dhaka’s economic partnership with Beijing. The meeting was held at a time when Bangladesh and China are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus reached Zurich on Tuesday (January 21) to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland. A flight of Emirates Airline, carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage, reached Zurich International Airport in the capital at about 12:27 pm (local time), reports BSS. Tareq Md Ariful Islam, Bangladesh permanent representative ...

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday ordered the seizure of income tax file of former law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The court, on January 20, showed Anisul arrested in the case for amassing illegal wealth of Tk ...